For the first time since a 5th century Greek physician gave the name "cancer" (karkinos, in Greek) to a deadly disease first described in Egyptian Papyri, the medical world is near a breakthrough that could allow even the most conservative doctors and pragmatic patients to use the other "c word" - cure - in the same sentence as cancer. A remarkable series of events has brought us to this point, thanks in large part to a new ability to more efficiently harness the extraordinary power of the human immune.

The End of the Beginning is a remarkable history of cancer treatment and the evolution of our understanding of its dynamic interplay with the immune system. Through Michael Kinch's personal experience as a cancer researcher at Washington University and the head of the oncology programme at a leading biotechnology company, we witness the incredible accumulation of breakthrough science and its rapid translation into life-saving technologies that have begun to dramatically increase the quality and quantity of life for cancer patients.

Expanding upon Kinch's own remarkable projects to encompass the vaccines being deployed to eliminate cervical cancer, the development of cancer-specific "smart bombs" in the form of monoclonal antibodies, cellular therapies and checkpoint inhibitors-The End of the Beginning reveals the incredible transformation of cancer treatment happening today. Kinch details the remarkable history of people, science, technology and disease and presents thrilling next-generation technologies that hold the promise to eliminate cancer for some, and perhaps ultimately, for all.

About the Author
Michael Kinch is a professor and vice chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of A Prescription for Change. Previously, he was a professor at Purdue University and a founder of the oncology program at the biotechnology company MedImmune.

Reviews
"Kinch... writes with passion and authority... The End of the Beginning is a timely reminder of the bright future in cancer treatment that seems to lie ahead." -- Nature



Book Information
ISBN 9781643130255
Author Michael Kinch
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Pegasus Books
Publisher Pegasus Books
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 160mm * 30mm